Google has announced plans to open its machine-learning software to developers. The multinational tech company is hoping this will attract more companies to its cloud-computing services, which already includes image identification, voice recognition and AI technology. The market for cloud-computing services is a competitive one, with Microsoft, Amazon and IBM offering similar products. While modern cloud systems are based on "decades-old" technology, Google said, the company's forthcoming products and services are designed for the next wave of cloud computing. And Google is already a leader in AI, using the technology to support its web-based services and apps.